Since Matt Fober began running at the age of 30, he’s lost more than 80 pounds. When Rec Hancock began in his early 20s, he turned to running to help overcome his alcohol addiction. As a child, Alex Ramsey ran middle distance races around the grassy outdoor tracks of his elementary school, eventually earning himself […]

Best Auto Shop TLC AUTOMOTIVE The name of Maui’s best auto shop says it all, as in tender loving care. Imagine, a car repair place where the customer is king—it’s unheard of. But that’s the kind of service TLC is famous for, along with reliable repairs. So if the always unreliable Maui cruiser is running […]

Best Snorkel Spot BLACK ROCK This is a bit of a touchy subject, but umpteen billion visitors to Maui have made Black Rock seemingly their own private playground for so long, it took Maui Time Weekly readers to remind some of us what a gem of a snorkeling spot Kaanapali’s Black Rock truly is. What […]

Best Golf Course KAPALUA PLANTATION COURSE On an island with God knows how many golf courses, the Kapalua Plantation Course was voted Maui’s best. But really, was this any contest? Voting for any other course than the Kapalua Plantation would be like voting against the Taj Mahal as world’s most beautiful building. You can make […]

Best Art Gallery GALERIE LASSEN Galerie Lassen undoubtedly was voted Maui’s best art gallery because it evokes the same sense of awe as Lassen’s paintings. Touring it is like entering into one of Lassen’s gloriously luminescent paintings. The experience immerses you in flamboyance, color and a sense of other-worldliness. You feel like you’re on a […]

Best Mexican Restaurant LAS PIÑATAS For the record, the name of the place judged best Mexican restaurant on Maui is Las Piñatas. No matter, everybody just calls it Piñatas and calls their food muy bueno. True Mexican food snobs will sniff that, to get real Mexican food, you have to travel 2,500 miles due east, […]

Best Restaurant For Family Of Four Under $30 TASTY CRUST What could possibly be better than good, cheap food? I can’t think of too many things that I more desire than good eats for minimal flow. And with that, I introduce Tasty Crust. Maui Time Weekly readers voted this Wailuku eatery best restaurant for family […]

Best Italian Restaurant CASANOVA Any way you slice up the competition for best Italian restaurant, it’s quite a feat to be voted Maui’s best in this category these days. With more than a dozen places serving Italian fare, the competition is fierce. Casanova wins best of the bunch honors by consistently serving flavorful traditional Italian […]

Best Vietnamese Restaurant SAIGON CAFÉ Take a bow, Saigon Café owner Jennifer and staff, you got top billing as the best Vietnamese restaurant on Maui. Many food folks would argue that Saigon Café is a top contender for Maui’s best food, any kine restaurant, that’s how good they are. No secret to the masses, and […]

Best Margarita MAÑANA GARAGE It’s hot. Like summertime hot. Slipping into Mañana Garage gets you the best margarita ever blended on Maui. Altogether fitting that Maui’s best margarita—a luscious libation of tequila, lime or lemon juice, triple sec and ice, glass rimmed with salt—be mixed and served at a Latino-flavored restaurant like Kahului’s Mañana Garage. […]